Awning hinge



C. H. LLOYD AWNING HINGE July 5, 1932.

Filed Dec. 5, 1951 Patented July 5, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHESTER H. LLOYD, F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AWNING HINGE Application filed December a, 1931. serial No. 578,807. j

This invention relates to an awning hinge,

required to the Work and thus eliminating marring of the columns or other surfaces by separate attachments for the same purpose.v

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved awning hinge whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. v The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to de' scribe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating an awning having a hinge constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the hinge unapplied;

Figure 3 is a framentary elevational View illustrating a slightly modified form of the invention.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, A denotes an awning hinge of the well known camel back type which is adapted to v be held in desired position by the screws 1 or other desired fastening members. One end portion, preferably the uppermost extremity of the hinge A, is continued by an extension 2 terminating in a forwardly directed finger or lug 3 preferably at right angles to the extended port-ion 2 although this is not entirely essential. The free or outer end portion of the finger or lug 3 is provided therethrough with an opening 4 through which is adapted to be inserted a' holding strand 5. This strand 5 may be of bendable wire, cord or any material suitable for the purposes for whichit is to be used. a In a conventional manner a sidearm 6 of an awning frame F is connected to the hinge A "by the pintle screw 7 or the likeand the adjacent free or inner marginal portion of the side curtain 8 of the awning has secured thereto a loop member 9 which may constitute a solid ring or which may be otherwise formedor constructed as the requirements of practice may prefer. The stay strand 5 hereinbefore referred to is also adapted to be in V serted through this loop member 9 and by proper twisting or tying of the free end portions of the stay strand 5 an effective securement is obtained between the finger or lug 3 of the hinge A and the loop member 9, thus providing a convenient and effective means for holding the side curtain 80f the awning from creepingoutwardly along its associated side arm 6 of the frame F; 1 In the present embodi'mentofmy invention the loop member 9 constitutes a rigid annular ring stitched, as at 10, to the inner marginal portion of the side curtain with I said ring extending beyond such marginal edge. If preferred, however, a grommet 11 may be provideddirectly within the side curtain 8 but of course in relatively close proximity to the inner marginal portionof the side curtain as illustrated in Figure 3.

The ring member 9 as well as the grommet 11 is preferably of relatively large diameter. This is, an essential advantage because it avoids the necessity of any close or accurate placement of the member 9 or the grommet on the side curtain as the diameter of either the ring member or the grommet will assure an effective engagement therewith of a stay strand 5 with the axial center of the loop member 9 or the grommet 11 above or below the finger or lug 3. V

In other words, it is not required that the loop member 9 or the grommet 11 have any particular fixed placement with respect to the finger or lug 3.

It is to be stated that by employing the stay strand with the loop member 9 or the grommet 11 provision is made whereby the expected shrinkage of the canvas will not effect the efficiency of the stay strand which is another decided advantage in eliminating the necessity of having the loop member 9 or the grommet 11 initially placed in any fixed or predetermined position with respect to the finger or lug 8.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious thatan awning hinge constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the pre- 1 cise arrangement and formation of the sevinvention in claimed.

eral parts herein shown in carrying out my practice except as hereinafter I claim l.- As a new article of manufacture, an awning hinge having one end extended, the

" extended portion terminating in a forwardly directed finger having an opening therethrough, said finger and opening provlding means forconnecting to the hinge the side curtain of an awning.

2. In combination with an awning having a Side curtain, a hinge member for the awning,-said side curtain being provided with a loop member, a lug extending forwardly from the hinge member, and'mea'ns extend- I signature.

ing throughthe loop member of the side our-.

tain and engaging the lug for tying the side curtain to the hinge member to prevent outward creeping of the side curtain.

3. In combination with an awning having a side curtain, a hinge member for the awning, said side curtain being provided with a loop member, a lug extending forwardly from the hinge member, and means extending through the loop member of the side curtain and engaging the lug for tying the side curtain to the hinge member to prevent outward creeping of the side curtain, said lug of the hinge member having an opening through which said tie member is insertible. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my CHESTER H. LLOYD. 

